Last August the Fashionista moved into her first apartment. She took most of my home office furniture with her. My office sat empty, save for a desk, for a long time. In early December Santa gave me a whopping $100 for new furnishings. This new project is the Craigslist Disaster turned French Beauty. Craigslist Disaster turned French Beauty I scanned my style file for inspiration and decided I wanted a little something like this: I became a Craigslist stalker. Some of you may often ... View the Post
Painting Bathroom Cabinets
I have wanted to update our front bathroom cabinets since we moved in five years ago. Painting Bathroom Cabinets. Painting Bathroom Cabinets My cabinets were originally a shiny oak. Lightly sanding the shine off is a must. Next came one coat of primer. Followed by two coats of white latex paint. A bit of distressing, a wash of glaze, new knobs and hardware completed the task. Are you considering painting your cabinets? Laura ... View the Post
Luggage Holder
Do you like my luggage holder? My suitcase is currently resting on it while I pack for my upcoming New Orleans trip. Luggage Holder I fished it out of a neighbors trash heap. It used to look like this: A bit of sanding, heirloom white paint and jute webbing transformed it. I adore jute webbing. (Also known as burlap webbing.) It’s humble beginnings associate it with upholstery shops. I recently bought a huge roll of it. Burlap Webbing Projects I’ve been collecting images on ... View the Post
A Bunting We Will Go
Over the weekend I sat down at my sewing machine to create a garland/ bunting/ banner for my guest room. My friend T arrives on Thursday for a visit and we will celebrate her birthday on Saturday so I thought a bunting would be a fun touch. A Bunting We Will Go. A Bunting We Will Go While making T’s bunting my thoughts turned to the Fashionista’s upcoming birthday. The theme of the party is “The Almost Famous Seventies Soiree”. Think vintage, denim and daisies coupled with fondue pots. Ah but ... View the Post
Whoooo loves the holidays Craft 5
Who here knows about the owl craze? I see them everywhere. I have several tweens and teens in my life that adore owls so I decided to make a few broaches to give as Christmas gifts. Whoooo loves the holiday's Craft 5. Whoooo loves the holidays Craft 5 The felt owl was created by using felt scraps, fabric glue and a bit of embroidery thread. I then raided my stash of vintage fabrics and cut out various circles in 4 and 6-inch diameters. I also had just a smidge of brown linen fabric ... View the Post
Prairie Girl
Yesterday's blog featured a review of the Little House on the Prairie musical and photos of my family meeting the entire cast. Today I thought I would share a few pictures from Wednesday nights Little House children's event. Here's our family all dressed up to meet the wee folk. It's the picture you dartboard enthusiasts have been waiting for, a prairie girl. Prairie Girl I brought in my family album, a few of the Little House books in other languages and a favorite Little House Christmas ... View the Post
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